BY: David Mills
Dubbed a “Yooper” for being born in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, Adam Whittington started his quest to entertain others the moment he could mutter a tune. Banging on a keyboard as a toddler and using toy microphones to set the stage, Adam developed into a small-town superstar as a teenager. Using his family and friends as his first audience, his talent and charisma swept his community and attracted crowds and screaming teenage girls to attend concerts and venues across the Midwest.
As a home-schooled scholar, Adam incorporated his interest in music and the arts as part of his curriculum. Adam captured the hearts of his fans by appearing as Troy in a production of High School Musical. This was only the beginning of appearances for the young artist. With the help of his family and friends, Adam launched multiple concerts and appearances. In May of 2009, Adam released his first CD, entitled “Adam Whittington, To You”. Local radio stations were quick to pick up the tunes. One of the singles, “Get Gone” was voted Upper Michigan’s favorite song of 2010. Meanwhile, the title song, “To You” placed number one on the Radio Café out of Detroit. Embraced and encouraged by fans, it became obvious that this “Yooper” was going places. During Adam’s time in his hometown he also did numerous concert-fundraisers for causes such as Leukemia and Child Arthritis.
In
October 2010 Adam left Michigan and moved to Los Angeles to pursue his motto to
“dream big and live it”. He began
working immediately with two top notch producers, Drew Ryan Scott (Varsity Fan
Club) and Sean Alexander out of L.A.
Drew recently wrote Willow Smith’s newest single, “Twenty First Century
Girl,” and has written for Miley Cyrus, Jonas Brothers, Iyaz and others. Sean co-wrote/co-produced “Love Like This,” which
for 2 weeks was the #1 song in Korea and 4 weeks in Taiwan and he has written
for many others. “To be given the opportunity to write music with them was an
amazing experience”. His listeners are
giving positive feedback as well as continually requesting more music by Adam.
His latest single releases, "Make The World Love Again," "Never
Know (What To Say) and “Rush Inside,” are
available on itunes and other social sites "Make The World Love
Again" recently went to #1 on The Radio Cafe - Reverbnation Worldwide
Chart for 3 weeks in a row. His music is also being played on a variety of
Radio Stations.
During a Midwest tour in the Summer of 2011; Adam performed at the largest mall in America in Minnesota at the Radio Café Indoor Indie Music Festival July 2011. It was one of Adam’s dreams that became reality. He not only performed once, but on 3 different stages in the mall; Main Stage, Macy's Stage, and the Nickelodeon Stage. Adam definitely had an impact on his listeners. With crowds being drawn in from the sound of his voice projecting throughout the mall and teenage girls lining up for hours waiting to get an autograph or a picture with Adam definitely an indication on how excellent his performances went for the day. Adam hopes to return to the Mall of America to perform again in the near future.
Immediately following the Midwest tour, Adam ventured out on a seven-city, five-state “No Bully Tour,” West Coast tour featuring an array of other stars hoping to send a strong anti-bullying message to teens. Adam experienced bullying when he was younger, so this was an important tour for him and he hopes it gave kids the courage to stand up against bullying. He emphasized the importance of reporting any type of abuse to a family member or teacher and the importance of not being silent. Adam again returned to the Midwest to perform in Michigan and Ohio and had opportunities during the Month of December 2011 to share his music and story in schools in the Midwest region. The Midwest performances also included a fundraiser for the ‘Lake Superior’ Youth Theatre ‘Marquette Goes Hollywood.”
(December
2011) Adam most recently has co-written a song with Drew Ryan Scott and German
producer Sammy Naja which is soon to be released. This newest song style features more
pop/dance/club beats which is what you will hear more of in the future in
Adam’s music.
Presently in Burbank, Adam is busy perfecting his dance moves with choreographers, preparing for events and getting ready to get in the studio as well. He will work again with Sean Alexander, Drew Ryan Scott and Sammy Naja, but is also looking forward to co-writing new dance/club songs and working with Price Productions this February 2012. Price Productions is based in New York and led by Producer/Composer KC Price. KC originally from London, now in NYC travels back and forth to LA studios. Her talents are in high demand at top NYC music agencies such as Human Worldwide, JSM Music, The Lodge and Frisbie. Her voice has been heard on TV ads such as Coke, Campbell’s, Lee Jeans and Clinique, as well as in the songs of the wildly popular Anime TV show Pokémon and the multi-platinum Kids Bop series. Be watching for Adam’s newest releases with KC Price Productions to be recorded in Los Angeles.
Adam Whittington Highlighted Upcoming events:
*February 11th, Valentines Bash 2012 - Brooklyn
Haley's J14 Music video release party Orange
CA
*March
10th, 2012 – Demuth Park – Palm Springs, CA
*April,
2012- Be watching for Adam to perform the National Anthem at the Angel Stadium
– Anaheim, Ca. Schedule to be announced
*April 28, 2012 -Long Beach Convention Center Miss
Expo
*May 5, 2012 “Rockin a Cure for CF3" Red Carpet
Event- Los Angeles, CA
*June
21st, 2012 – Headliner
Darboy Chicken Fest- Appleton, WI (encore performances following the 2 days
after during Summer Fest- Appleton, WI)
Adam is also on the School Zone Tour Roster which produces fundraiser
concerts for middle and high schools in the Orange County & Los Angeles
area to support their performing arts programs. In addition to his music
performances, Adam is also working on his acting career and been in commercials
as well as featured in music videos; most recently Brooklyn Haley’s “Crash”
video which will be available soon the on J-14 website.If you have the opportunity, you won’t want to miss Adam on stage; with the crowds being mesmerized by Adam’s charisma, personality and talent as well as with his choreograph performance which include his dancers.
If you would like
to book Adam for an appearance or performances; please contact
Teresa Ann at info@adamwhittington.com or
906-869-5267. (Los Angeles, Ca)
Adam’s official sites:
Website: www.Adamwhittington.com
Reverbnation: www.reverbnation.com/adamwhittington
Myspace: http://www.myspace.com/adamwhittingtonmusicTwitter: www.twitter.com/adamwhittington
When you listen to Adam singing, you will see what a great talented young man he is. Adam's song " Make The World Love Again" is just amazing with great lyrics. All Adam's songs are great as they have great lyrics, just like his song, "Make The World Love Again". We see Adam as having a successful singing career with his amazing voice and lyrics.
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Rocky Coast News is pleased to have Adam Whittington as our latest "Musician Spotlight", where we highlight, promote up and coming musicians that have amazing vocals, sound, style and/or who are able to play an instrument well singing.
Rocky Coast News
Reporter, David Mills
Rockland, ME 04841
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